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Idris Garba

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Idris Garba
Governor of Kano State
In office
Aug 1988 – Jan 1992
Preceded byMohammed Ndatsu Umaru
Succeeded byKabiru Ibrahim Gaya
Governor of Benue State
In office
1987–1988
Preceded byIshaya Bakut
Succeeded byFidelis Makka
Personal details
Born (1947-07-06) July 6, 1947 (age 77)
Lapai, Northern Region,
British Nigeria
(now Lapai, Nigeria)
Alma materNigerian Defence Academy
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1968–1992
RankMajor General
Battles/warsNigerian Civil War

Idris Garba was the Military Governor of Benue State from 1987 to 1988 and Governor of Kano State from 1989 to 1992.[1]

Background

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Idris Garba was born in July 1947 in Gulu, Lapai Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, Nigeria. He had a secondary education in the Nigerian Military School, Zaria 1963 - 1967.

Military training

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He entered the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1968.[1] He attended the following courses:[1]

  • Artillery Troop Commanders Course USSR, July 1970 - September 1971
  • Young Officers Course Nowshera, Pakistan, July - December, 1972
  • Technical Gunnery Course Larkhill, Salisbury, UK, May - August, 1975.
  • Field Artillery Officers Advanced Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA June 1977 to February 1978;
  • Command and Staff College, Jaji August 1978 to September, 1979
  • Regiment Battalion Commanders Course, Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji in 1981.

Military command

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His commands were:[1]

  • Troop Commander, second Field Artillery Regiment, Onitsha, (November, 1968 to September 1969)
  • Commanding Officer, second Field Artillery Regent (Rear) Ibadan (September 1969 to July 1970)
  • Battalion Commander, Oyo (September 1971 to October 1973)
  • Instructor/Chief Instructor Nigerian Army School of Artillery (Kaduna 1974 to August 1976)
  • Commanding Officer, Commander, Heavy Artillery Regiment (September 1976 to April 1980)
  • Company Commander 82 Infantry Battalion United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Lebanon (May to December 1980)
  • Commanding Officer, 342 Support Regiment, Zaria (1981 to 1983)
  • Deputy Defence Adviser, Nigerian Embassy, Moscow (1983 to 1986)
  • Commander Officer, Short Service Course NDA Kaduna (1986 to 1988)

Military governor

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In 1988, General Ibrahim Babangida appointed him Military Governor of Benue State. He was then appointed governor of Kano State in August 1988, serving until 1992 when he hand-over to civilian Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya in the build up to the Nigerian Third Republic.[2] Col. Idris Garba enacted an edict which repealed previous laws and vested the Kano State Sports Council with the responsibilities of promoting and developing sports in the state.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Colonel Idris Garba". Government of Benue State of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
  2. ^ Admin (2017-02-13). "GARBA, Colonel Idris". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  3. ^ Sani Yusif. "Kano State Sports Council: The pathetic story (I)". Daily Triumph. Retrieved 2009-11-29.